Pump.



PAIENTED JUNE 27, 1905 D. STRIGKLER.

PUMP

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25. 1905.

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WETNESSES. 5Q nag 4m UNITED STATES Patented June 2'7, 1905.

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DANIEL STRIUKLER, OF ()OLUMBIANA, OIIIO, ASSIGNOR TO (JOLUMBIANA PUMP COMPANY, OF COLUMBIANA, OHIO, A (J()I I-\R'INICI\SIIII.

PUMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,242, dated June 27, 1905.

Application filed February 25, 1905. Serial No. 247,352.

Be it known that I, DANIEL Srmeutuu, a resident of Uolumbiana, in the county of olumbiana and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Pumps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to pumps, and more especially to the connection between the pumprod and the handle or lover.

The object of my invention is to provide a pump construction wherein simple means are yn'ovided for connecting the pump-rod either to the handle or lever or to a windmill or other overhead power mechanism.

My invention is es recially adapted to that class of pumps wherein the handle or lever is provided with a toothed segment which engages a rack secured to the pump-rod, this class of pumps being powerful by reason of the short leverage of the segment and the long stroke secured thereby, and therefore especially adaptable for deep wells. Usually the rack is permanently secured to the upper end of the pump-rod.

The object of my invention is to adapt this class of pumps either for hand operation or for driving by means of a windmill or other overhead motor.

To this end the invention consists, generally stated, in providing the rack with a groove, opening, or the like, in which the pump-rod may slide, and having said rod project above said rack and provided with means for attachment to the connection-rod of a windmill or like motor, together with means for connecting the rack to the pump-rod when it is desired or necessary to operate the same by hand.

lo the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a portion of a pump with my invention applied thereto, illustrating the operation thereof by a windmill or similar power. Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating the operation thereof by band. Fig. 3 is a side elevation, on an enlarged scale, of the rack-bar and pump'rod; and Fig. I is a cross-section on the line I a Fig. 3.

The pump may be of any desired construction and, as shown, comprises the usual pipe or tube surromuled by a casing 2, which is provided with a 'foot 3 and a spout a. Sccured to the pump-body above the spout Ti: is the handle bearer or fulcrum 6. .Pivoted in the upper end of thehandle beareror fulcrum is the handle or lever T, which is provided with the toothed segment 8, which engages a rack 9, adapted to be connected to the pumprod 10. The rack lies between and is guided by the side members of the hamllebearer and projects above the same. An antifrictionbearing 1 I keeps the rack in engagement with the segment. This general type of pump is well known, and the operation will be understood without further description. It has 5 many advantages, the principal ones being that the pump-rod 10 is reciprocated in a straight line, thus reducing friction and wear, and, further, the segment 8 offers a very short lever, but gives a long stroke, so that a very powerful pump is provided and one well adapted for deep wells.

Heretofore the pump-rod 10 has been permanently secured to the rack 9. If such a pump-rod were connected to the connectingrod 12 of a windmill or other power-mtwor, it would either result in the lever or handle working continually up and down or else the handle would have to be entirely removed. My invention has for its purpose to adapt this pump to either windmill or hand operation and by means which does not necessitate the removal of the handle or the objectionable continual working of the same. I ac complish this by having the rack separate from the pump-rod Ill and connecting the same to the pump-rod, so that the latter may have a sliding lit with the rack and having it project above the rack and provided with means for attaching it to either the rack or 9 to the connecting-rod of a windmill or the like. This end may be accomplished in various ways and, as shown in the drawings, the rack 9 is provided with a vertical way orgroove let, which is shown as entirely inclosed or as 95 an opening, although this is not necessary. The pump-rod 10 extends up through this way and at its upper end is provided with an opening or other suitable means for attachment to the connecting-rod 12 of the windmill or other motor. Means will be provided for connecting the rack to the pump-rod when intended for hand operation. This means may be of many diiferent forms; but for simplicity and ease of making the connection I provide the rack with openings 16 and the pump-rod with a corresponding opening 17, through which may be passed a suitable pin 18 or similar connecting means. This same pin may be used for connecting the pump-rod to the connecting-rod 12 of the-windmill by merely passing the same through the opening 15 in the upper end of the pump-rod and corresponding openings 19 in jaws formed on the lower end of the windmill connecting-rod.

, When the pump is to be arranged for power Operation, the rack is disengaged from the pump-rod by merely removing the pin 18 and then connected to the connecting-rod 12 of the windmill or other power-motor by means of the same pin. The weight of the handle 7 will hold the same down in the position indicated in Fig. 1. The operation of the windmill will be communicated to the pumprod, and thelatter will slide idly in the opening or way in the rack 9, so that no movement will be communicated to either the rack 9, the segment 8, or handle 7. The rack 9, being held between the side members of the handle-bearer, acts as a guide for the pump-rod.

It projects up through and above the handlebearer so that the movement of the pumprod will not be interfered with even though the windmill should have an exceptionally long stroke. When it is desired or necessary to operate the pump by hand, the pump-rod 10 will be disconnected from the connectingrod of the windmill and will be connected to the rack 9 by merely slipping the pin 18 through the corresponding openings in the pump-rod and rack. The pump then will be operated by hand in the usual way.

The construction described is very simple and the connections and disconnections can be made with ease and rapidity, thus adapting the pump to perfect operation by either hand or windmill power.

It will be understood that various modifications can be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit of my invention. For instance. in the drawings the pump-rod is shown as rectangular is crosssection. Obviously it may be of any other desired cross-section. So, too, various means may be substituted for the pin 18 for connecting the rack to the pump-rod or to the connecting-rod of the windmill. All such modifications I-intend to include within the scope of claims herein made.

WVhat I claim is 1. In a pump, the combination with the pump-rod and handle-bearer, of a lever or handle, mounted on said bearer, a member projecting through and above said bearer and having operative connection with the lever and a sliding connection with the pump-rod, and means for attaching said member to the pump-rod.

2. In a pump, the combination with the lever or handle, of a bearer or fulcrum for said lever, a member projecting through and above said bearer and having operative connection with said lever and being provided with a way, a pump-rod having' a sliding lit in said way and projecting above said member and being adapted for attachment to an overhead power mechanism, and means for connecting said member to the pump-rod.

3. In a pump, the combination with the lever or handle, of a bearer or fulcrum for said lever, a member projecting through and above said bearer and having operative connection with said lever and provided with a way, a pump-rod having a sliding fit in said way and projecting above said member, and a pin adapted to it in corresponding holes in said member and pump-rod for connecting the same together.

4:. In a pump, the combination with a lever or handle, of a toothed segment thereon, a bearer or fulcrum for said lever, a rack engaging said toothed segment and projecting through and above said bearer, a pump-rod having a sliding connection with said rack and projecting above the same and provided with means for attachment to an overhead power mechanism, and means for connecting said pump-rod to said rack.

5. In a pump, the combination with the lever or handle, of a toothed segment carried thereby, a bearer or fulcrum for said lever, a rack engaging said toothed segment and projecting through and above said bearer and being provided with a way, a pump-rod having a sliding fit in said way and projecting above said rack and being adapted for connection to an overhead power mechanism, and means for connecting said rack to'said pump-rod.

6. In a pump, the combination with the lever or handle, of a toothed segment operatively connected thereto, a bearer or fulcrum for said lever, a rack engaging said segment and projecting through and above said bearer and being provided with a way, a pump-rod having a sliding fit in said way and projecting above said rack, and a pin fitting in corresponding openings in said rack and rod and serving to connect them together.

In testimony whereof I, the said DANIEL STRICKLER, have hereunto set my hand.

DANIEL STRICKLER.

I/Vi tnesses:

F. A. IVITT, ELIZABETH LODGE.

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